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• Cantilever Parasols

  

  Despite our local weather forecaster having informed us that it is currently the European Monsoon Season, we are beginning to enjoy some lovely sunny days and... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Sublime Sight

  

  Of the many wonderful things I saw at Chelsea, it was the white planting on the Hillier Nursery stand that took my breath away. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Chelsea Discoveries

  

  The Discovery Zone at Chelsea has really upped its game with stands that intrigue and inform. Shallow person that I am, I was attracted by the zinc planters on... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• How to Be a Show Critic

  

  Back before he was famous, important, an RHS worthy – and made silly films with Joe Swift and Cleve West as part of Three Men went to Mow – James Alexander... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Gorilla (as Opposed to Guerilla) Gardening

  

  To my great joy I have finally found a product that fixes broken terracotta really effectively. Gorilla Glue is an American product that claims to mend just... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Up and Away – from the Slugs and Snails

  

  There is no point in growing salads at ground level in our garden – they disappear overnight as platoons of slugs and snails emerge from their hiding places in... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Airy Beauties

  

  Cleve West’s Paradise garden had two distinct areas of planting, both equally wonderful, but I was particularly taken by the area at the front where the plants... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Plant Protection – of the Non-chemical Variety

  

  Regular readers of my blog will know that I spend as much time constructing or installing barriers to protect my plants from crushing, uprooting or eating by th... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Best Story of the Show

  

  Talking to the lovely couple on the Leeds District Allotment Stand in the Great Pavilion, they told a wonderful tale of how they grew the plants to the fine... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The One to Watch for 2015

  

  You heard it here first folks – Lunaria ‘Chedglow’. I first saw this darkly refined relative of the common purple honesty when I visited Bramdean House in... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Egg-citing Stuff

  

  Big Green Egg makes the crème de la crème of barbecues. They also (as far as I’m concerned) made the very best, knocked-my-socks-off, took-my-hat- off trade... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Viking Shows His Softer Side

  

  Apparently the Vikings used to row their longboats silently along rivers, reaching far inland so that the first the local people knew of their presence was the... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Daring to Be Different

  

  I’m not surprised that the Laurent Perrier Garden won Best in Show at Chelsea – in amongst all the lovely but rather samey planting schemes in shades of pink,... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Chelsea 2014’s Repeat Performers

  

  There are always certain plants that put in repeat performances throughout the show gardens at Chelsea.  Three years ago you couldn’t buy Silene fimbriata... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Retail Therapy at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2014

  

  by Daniel Carruthers The Chelsea Flower Show, now in it’s 101st year, is revered for its wonderful gardens showing the latest trends in garden design. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Chelsea 2014 – a Sneak Preview

  

  by Daniel Carruthers Now in its 101st year the RHS Chelsea Flower Show is the flagship gardening show in the gardening calendar. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

  

  I’m lucky enough to have Great Dixter as one of my local gardens, so I can pop in regularly to see the seasonal changes and to attend some of the events that... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Theatrical Beauty of the Auricula

  

  The Walled Nursery at Hawkhurst is very good at arranging events to encourage repeat visits to the nursery. The most recent was an Auricula Event with one of th... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Surprise Return

  

  A feature recently appeared in the Telegraph about tulips that reliably re-flower year after year at Great Dixter. Spring Green, Purissima, Negrita and Ballerin... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Perch Hill Perfection

  

  Sarah Raven’s garden at Perch Hill has just held the first in this year’s series of open days. Despite heavy rain the day before, it was only the blowsiest of... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME